Venue info: The Parabola Arts Centre Cheltenham Ladies' College, Bayshill Road, Sandford, Montpellier, Cheltenham, GL50 3EP, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom More venue info
Price info: £12
Duration: 60 minutes

About Inside the Cyber Hack Epidemic

Bankrupting businesses, stalling governments and stealing sensitive data; cybercrime is now a multibillion-pound global industry. Illicit trade expert Anja Shortland, cyber threat intelligence specialist Sophia McCall and investigative journalist Geoff White take you inside the dark economy of hacking and ransomware.

From high profile attacks on major companies like JLR and Marks & Spencer to scams closer to home, our panellists discuss how organised crime groups operate, trade stolen data and exploit vulnerabilities. They lift the lid on this criminal underworld, consider what escalating threats mean for our infrastructure, national security and personal safety, and provide expert analysis on how to prepare for the future.

There will be a book signing after this event.

Get ahead of your Festival reading and visit the Waterstones Cheltenham Science Festival bookshop and support Cheltenham Festivals with every purchase.

We Know You Can Pay a Million: Inside the Dark Economy of Hacking and Ransomware (Hardback)
by Anja Shortland
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Rinsed: From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks (Paperback)
by Geoff White
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The Lazarus Heist (Paperback)
by Geoff White
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Getting Here

Parking

Pay at machine on-road parking can be found around the venue and the nearest main car park is located on St George’s Road (GL50 3DT).

Walk

The venue is a six minute walk from Montpelier Gardens and a seven min walk by foot from the town centre.

Bus & Train

Stagecoach bus services stop nearby on Montpellier and in town centre on the Promenade. The town centre is a 25-minute walk from the Cheltenham Spa Railway Station, with a taxi rank located outside the station as well as local bus services. For further information on Cheltenham bus services, please visit the Stagecoach website.

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Access

The venue’s front entrance has step access, but there is a no-step entrance on the Parabola Road side of the building with push-pad access. Guide dogs are welcome and the venue is equipped with hearing enhancers.

Accessible toilets can be found by the main toilets in the venue, by the circle bar, and the dance studio – all areas can be accessed via a lift.

There is no hearing loop or assistance system in Parabola Arts Centre.

If you are uncertain about your booking we advise contacting our box office via email, by phone on 01242 850 270 during on-sale periods, or by using our Access Booking Form so that we can ensure you seating is suitable for the event you wish to attend. Our booking information page will have the most up to date box office phone opening hours.

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